O'connor And Warwick Among Ulster Departures

Alan O'Connor and Andy Warwick are among 8 players who will time off Ulster Rugby astatine nan extremity of nan 2024-25 season.

The brace are 2 of 11 players who person represented nan state much than 200 times.

Dublin autochthonal O'Connor, who has regularly captained nan side, joined Ulster successful 2012 aft representing nan Ireland Under-20s and was named nan side's subordinate of nan twelvemonth successful nan 2020-21 season.

Warwick, who came done nan club's academy, made his elder debut successful February 2014.

"Al [O'Connor] and Waz [Warwick] person been superb domiciled models successful nan measurement they spell astir their activity pinch a no-nonsense cognition and full committedness to nan jersey complete nan years," said Ulster's wide head Bryn Cunningham.

"Both players deed nan milestone of reaching complete 200 caps for Ulster Rugby earlier this season, becoming members of that typical club."

As good arsenic antecedently confirmed exits for John Cooney, Kieran Treadwell and Reuben Crothers, prop Corrie Barrett, scrum-half Michael McDonald and flanker Matty Rea will besides beryllium departing Kingspan Stadium astatine nan extremity of nan season.